Final Table Set; Craib Leads
After almost 12 hours of play on Day 2 at the PokerStar.net ANZPT Melbourne Repechage Main Event we have reached our final table!
The day started with many skilled and recognizable players taking to the felt and when all was said and done the final nine wouldn’t disappoint with the likes of young Australian stars, Michael Kanaan, Daniel Neilson and Francis Craib all present at the final table.
Going into the final table we have Fabian Craib heading the chip-counts after starting the day amongst the top-ten chip counts, while Michael Kanaan managed to battle his way to a monster stack to just be trailing Craib, after starting the day as one of the smaller stacks.
Also present on the table is Iori Yogo, who by making the final table in this event, has passed Dejan Divkovic as the current leader in the race to be crowned the ANZ Player of the Year for Season 5.
Another player to keep an eye on is Anthony Hachem, son of the great Joe Hachem. After finishing Day 1b with the chip lead, he kept his composure throughout Day 2, and with a large rail following him in the last few hours of the night, didn’t disappoint as he cruised to the final table.
| Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Bouskila | 1,435,000 |
| 2 | Michael Kanaan | 2,845,000 |
| 3 | Fabian Craib | 2,900,000 |
| 4 | Tony Kondevski | 840,000 |
| 5 | Iori Yogo | 1,405,000 |
| 6 | Anthony Hachem | 1,320,000 |
| 7 | Ian Thomson | 1,585,000 |
| 8 | Dean Francis | 2,085,000 |
| 9 | Daniel Neilson | 1,285,000 |
Tomorrow is set to be one exciting final table as a mixture of young pros, international guests and seasoned veterans set to take to the felt and make their way to the victory and the AUD$181,250 that goes with it.
Who is going to battle their way to an ANZPT title? The only way to find out will be to join the PokerNews Live Reporting Team from 12.30 pm local time as a 2013 ANZPT Melbourne Repechage Main Event Champion is crowned!